Dances with Strawmen

[foxfire74]

So I was reading this article on "why liberals are more intelligent than conservatives" (funny how the yammering about IQ tests and their history/bias/applicability completely vanishes when the IQ tests are saying something the author wants to hear) when I get to this quote: "one may reasonably define liberalism (as opposed to conservatism) in the

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[kosiah]

Yes, well when you call yourself a conservative, liberalism becomes state control of everything. Oddly enough, when you call yourself a liberal, conservatism becomes pro-death via rapture in a middle east-fueled apocalyptic deathmatch.

I think one (and I mean all of us) need to let go of the labels and ignore the attack points. At this point, our political system is running entirely on hysteria and paint thinner fumes -- not on facts.

[foxfire74]

Yeah, I just have to gripe every so often. The actual conservatives and liberals I know are so much saner than the ones who get air time...